Australia, Germany, and Switzerland on Jun 24 committed nearly USD13 million in funding to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to assist Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam to respond to pressing challenges while safeguarding the ecological functio…
UNFPA Country Representative Laos Ms. Mariam A. Khan paid a courtesy visit to Thoummaly Vongphachanh to congratulate her on her recent appointment as the Chair of the Cultural and Social Affairs Committee of the National Assembly (NA), and discuss furt…
Digital technology is expanding at a rapid rate and is a crucial key for the development of all sectors, especially in areas of administration and the development of human resources.It is aimed for a shared, standardized and connected system, to
Four have tested positive to Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, according to the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.The newly reported cases included three local transmissions in Vientiane and one imported case – returning w…
Vientiane authorities have an amitious plan to have 80 per cent of its population vaccinated against Covid-19 to create herd immunity and break the chain of Covid-19 infection by the end of this year.Over 260,000 people have received a first
The Mother and Early Childhood Grant (MECG) is part of a joint initiative between UNICEF, ILO and UNCDF aimed at improving access to health and child protection services in the Lao PDR for pregnant women and children.(KPL) The Ministry of
) A virtual meeting between the Lao Minister of National Defense Gen Chansamone Chanyalath and his counterpart from the Republic of Korea Suh Wook was held on Jun 16.The ministers reviewed the cooperation between the two countries over the past
The Laos-Japan online seminar on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) was held at ICTC on Jun 18 with participation of defence officials and experts from both countries.The seminar was organized as a part of capacity building and coopera…
